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Ordinance: 14028
File Number: 10731
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 10/14/2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION NAMING THE
ASSEMBLAGE OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) TO
FIVE (5) ACRES LOCATED AT 1680 NORTHWEST 5 STREET, 1610
NORTHWEST 6 STREET, 1651 NORTHWEST 5 STREET, 1649 NORTHWEST
5 STREET, AND 1641 NORTHWEST 5 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "RUBEN
DARIO PARK"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND
RECREATION/IN GENERAL", BY CREATING SECTION 38-29, TITLED
"NAMING OF RUBEN DARIO PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Ken Russell,
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
Jeffrey Watson
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns an assemblage of land consisting of
approximately three (3) to five (5) acres located at 1680 Northwest 5 Street, 1610 Northwest 6
Street, 1651 Northwest 5 Street, 1649 Northwest 5 Street, and 1641 Northwest 5 Street, Miami
Florida to be developed into a park (collectively, "Park"); and
WHEREAS, the City may add additional parcels to the Park in the future; and
WHEREAS, Felix Ruben Garcia Sarmiento, widely known as Ruben Dario ("Dario"), was
a Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat who initiated the 191" century Spanish-American
literary movement known as modernismo, which gained significant cultural momentum
throughout the literary worlds of Latin America and Europe; and
WHEREAS, Dario is considered by many to be one of the greatest poets who ever wrote
in Spanish, experimenting with many forms of verse and introducing more metrical innovations
than any other Spanish -language poet; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to honor Dario because he led one of the most
profound poetic revolutions in the history of Spanish literature; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is appropriate for the Park to be
named "Ruben Dario Park";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Enactment Number: 14028
Section 2. Chapter 38/Article I of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
further amended as follows:'
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 38-29. Naming of Ruben Dario Park.
a. The assemblage of land consisting of approximately three (3) to five (5) acres located at
1680 Northwest 5 Street, 1610 Northwest 6 Street, 1651 Northwest 5 Street, 1649
Northwest 5 Street, and 1641 Northwest 5 Street, Miami, Florida shall be named the
"Ruben Dario Park."
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Section 3. The City Manager is directed to take any and all actions necessary to
effectuate the naming of the Park.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i 4nalndez, ity Attor ey 9/14/2021
' Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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